The Macro

I have picked 3 WoWminis tournaments to act as indicators of my progress over the next year: The pre-release event; a Regional Qualifier in Canberra; and the Australian National Championships. This gives me a journey of four legs and four points at which I'll evaluate my performance.

There will be other tournaments along the way. The release of each new set will be preceded by a tournament and I might use a Regional Qualifier in Sydney as part of my preparation for the National Championships.

I aim to blitz every event I attend. I have to, I'm trying to demonstrate to the WoWminis community that I'm a favourite for the world title. However, there is a question that will remain unresolved for a while. Am I prepared to purchase the top-tier minis for events I expect I can win without?

The pre-release tournament is the first on my calendar, but I am not sure when this will be. I know that the first event of any kind will be held at Gencon Indy in a couple weeks time, and there will be events at the Penny Arcade Expo (Seattle) and Blizzcon (Anaheim). These don't help me much, apart from the information the reports will provide. Until I get some real info on the pre-release, I'll use October 19 as a target.

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